Torch Lake township, MI

Houghton County, MI

2022 population: 1,757 ( 123 from 2010 )
Land area: 79.9 square miles
Population density: 22.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,708	97.21%	7.3%
Black:	5	0.28%	400.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	21	1.20%	110.0%
2+ races:	16	0.91%	60.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	49	2.79%	28.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-134	-8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,880
1,842	97.98%
1	0.05%
7	0.37%
10	0.53%
10	0.53%
10	0.53%
38	2.02%

2000
1,896
1,872	98.73%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
3	0.16%
12	0.63%
4	0.21%
24	1.27%

1990
1,553
1,496	96.33%
5	0.32%
6	0.39%
18	1.16%
n/a
0	0.00%
57	3.67%

1980
1,581
1,558	98.55%
0	0.00%
5	0.32%
9	0.57%
n/a
9	0.57%
23	1.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-30	-1.6
14	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

376	24.2
-33	-2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-62	-3.9
34	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Torch Lake township, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.6
305	17.4%
1,452	82.6%
526	29.9%

775
2.19

458	59.1%
446	97.4%
0	0.0%
317	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
50.3
358	19.0%
1,522	81.0%
456	24.3%

790
2.29

528	66.8%
453	85.8%
21	4.0%
262	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
43.2
452	23.8%
1,444	76.2%
364	19.2%

739
2.45

522	70.6%
431	82.6%
27	5.2%
217	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
40.1
351	22.6%
1,202	77.4%
342	22.0%

601
2.49

447	74.4%
363	81.2%
10	2.2%
154	25.6%

1980
Number	Percent
36.2
424	26.8%
1,157	73.2%
298	18.8%

570
2.70

438	76.8%
389	88.8%
20	4.6%
132	23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Torch Lake township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	30	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	61	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	61	7.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	0.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	6.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	59	7.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	37	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	104	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	138	17.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	56	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	16	2.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	39	5.0%
$200,000 or more	55	7.1%

Median Household Income	63,576
Per Capita Income	37,405

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	3.9%
Public Assistance	15	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	48	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	678	72.2%
Unemployed	14	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	692	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	247	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	242	138	63.7%
Non-Profit	28	90	23.7%
Self-Employed	51	36	58.6%

Local Government	75	34	68.8%
State Government	43	23	65.2%
Federal Government	5	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	293	174	62.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	151	147	50.7%
Total	444	321	58.0%

Pct. Govt.	23.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	103	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	196	25.6%
Professional, Technical	159	20.8%
Service Occupations	72	9.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	39	5.1%
All others	235	30.7%

White Collar		59.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	148	19.3%
Manufacturing	115	15.0%
Health care and social assistance	94	12.3%
Retail trade	93	12.2%
Other services	78	10.2%
Construction	68	8.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	43	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	3.7%
Finance and insurance	23	3.0%
Public administration	22	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	19	2.5%
Wholesale trade	17	2.2%
Information	5	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.5%
Utilities	4	0.5%
Accommodation and food services	4	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	11	0.63%
Cambodian	10	0.57%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,658	98.4%
Other Asian	10	0.6%
Other	9	0.5%
Korean	4	0.2%
Arabic	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	587	33.4%
German	383	21.8%
French	234	13.3%
American	197	11.2%
English	162	9.2%
Swedish	125	7.1%
Italian	108	6.1%
Irish	86	4.9%
French Canadian	79	4.5%
Polish	52	3.0%
Norwegian	43	2.4%
Scottish	24	1.4%
Croatian	21	1.2%
Hungarian	19	1.1%
British	18	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,737	98.9%
Not a citizen	20	1.1%

Native	1,733	98.6%
Foreign-born	24	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	0.8%	47	3.5%	407	30.7%	470	35.5%	246	18.6%	145	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	0.8%
9-12 Years	47	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	407	30.7%
Some College	470	35.5%
Bach. Degree	246	18.6%
Grad Degree	145	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +108	R +20	D + 3.2%
D +88
2020 vs. 2012	R +162	R +117	R + 5.9%
D +45
2020 vs. 2008	R +144	R +103	R + 5.0%
D +41

2016 vs. 2008	R +36	R +83	R + 8.2%
D -47
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	90%	Donald Trump* (R)	785	62.5%	Joe Biden (D)	449	35.7%	23	1.8%	1,257	15	16	0.02%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	677	61.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	361	33.0%	57	5.2%	1,095	15	16	0.02%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	623	59.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	404	38.6%	19	1.8%	1,046	15	12	0.02%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	641	59.9%	Barack Obama (D)	408	38.1%	22	2.1%	1,071	19	14	0.02%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	699	63.1%	John Kerry (D)	396	35.7%	13	1.2%	1,108	15	12	0.02%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	565	62.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	315	34.7%	28	3.1%	908	16	14	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Torch Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

449

35.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

785

62.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,257

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Torch Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

361

33.0%

Donald Trump (R)

677

61.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,095

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Torch Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

404

38.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

623

59.6%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,046

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Torch Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

408

38.1%

John McCain (R)

641

59.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,071

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Torch Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

699

63.1%

John Kerry (D)

396

35.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,108

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Torch Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

565

62.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

315

34.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

908

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Torch Lake township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Tudor Dixon (R)	615	59.0%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	407	39.0%	21 [+]	2.0%	1,043	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 14 (1.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	89%	John James (R)	770	61.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	459	36.8%	17 [+]	1.4%	1,246	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	70%	John James (R)	581	58.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	406	40.6%	13 [+]	1.3%	1,000	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	70%	Bill Schuette (R)	598	60.0%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	381	38.3%	17 [+]	1.7%	996	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 8 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.3%);
2014	S2	49%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	427	59.5%	Gary Peters (D)	282	39.3%	9 [+]	1.3%	718	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.4%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2014	G	49%	Rick Snyder* (R)	440	60.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	271	37.4%	14 [+]	1.9%	725	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 8 (1.1%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 4 (0.6%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,633
Median Value	$158,700

Occupied	775	47.5%
Vacant	858	52.5%

Owned	713	92.0%
Rented	62	8.0%
Median Rent	$538

Single-Family Units	1,478	90.5%
Detached	1,457	89.2%
Attached	21	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21	1.3%
Mobile Homes	111	6.8%

Torch Lake township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Torch Lake township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Torch Lake township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Torch Lake township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Torch Lake township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Torch Lake township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Torch Lake township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Torch Lake township, MI